Researchers have reportedly found warning signs that could indicate impending dementia in the blood.In a new study published Monday in the scientific journal "EMBO Molecular Medicine," scientists from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University Medical Center Göttingen said that certain levels of microRNAs could be harbingers of the condition.
MicroRNAs are molecules that regulate and influence the production of proteins and are a central process in metabolism.Combining the analysis of human data and mechanistic studies in model systems, the study's authors said they identified identify a circulating 3-microRNA signature that reflects key processes associated with the ability of a cell or system of cells to.